Scheduled MonumentsEnglandTwo confluent bowl barrows on Felton Hill

Two confluent bowl barrows on Felton Hill

England
List entry 1008361
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008361
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.19 hectares
Grid reference
ST 51958 64820
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Two confluent bowl barrows on Felton Hill is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Somerset. The site comprises two round burial mounds that share a common boundary, a configuration that suggests either contemporary construction or later expansion of an initial barrow. Bowl barrows of this type are characteristic of the earlier Bronze Age period, typically dating between approximately 2000 and 1500 BCE, though some may have origins in the late Neolithic. The monument represents evidence of prehistoric burial practice and territorial demarcation in the Somerset landscape, and its designation reflects its archaeological importance as a surviving example of this barrow type.

Two confluent bowl barrows on Felton Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008361. View the official record →

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What is Two confluent bowl barrows on Felton Hill?

Two confluent bowl barrows on Felton Hill is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008361.

Who is responsible for protecting Two confluent bowl barrows on Felton Hill?

Two confluent bowl barrows on Felton Hill is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1008361.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two confluent bowl barrows on Felton Hill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 610m northwest of Whitestown Farm (9.6 km), Bowl barrow 450m southwest of Fernhill Farm (9.6 km), Bowl barrow 20m northwest of Whitestown Farm (9.6 km).

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Roman Britain
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Two confluent bowl barrows on Felton Hill

Two confluent bowl barrows on Felton Hill stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.